On the road again

Over the next week and a half I’ll be driving up to Washington state for the annual LepidopteristsSociety meeting. It is located in the tourist-trap town of Leavenworth, which is aBavarian themeddiorama of postcard and clog shops. While I can never quite understand the appeal of themed towns, it is something . . . → Czytaj więcej: On the road again

Vox populi, tom II

And now for the even more infrequently reoccurring series, vox populi! For those without scarring high school memories of latin class (through no fault of my teacher) I’ll bring you up to speedthe title roughly translates tovoice of the people”. Here is another old e-mail that I’ve been saving. It is a . . . → Czytaj więcej: Vox populi, tom II

Geniusz Press VIII

Zapraszamy do objętości ośmiu niekonsekwentnie ponownie pojawiła się w serii, Geniusz prasy. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. Kto może mi powiedzieć, dlaczego ten raport jest mylący? To może być trochę trudniejsze niż standardowe GOP (Proponuję odrzucając wcześniej związanych z tymi literami akronimów). . . . → Czytaj więcej: Geniusz Press VIII

Ćma i ja #12

Witaj w ćmie i mnie #12, i mój pierwszy blogowy karnawał. Pomimo blogowania od kilku miesięcy, muszę jeszcze spojrzeć wstecz i zastanowić się, jak w ogóle zakochałem się w Lepidoptera. Zapamiętanie czasu lub miejsca, w którym to się stało, jest niemożliwe, and like . . . → Czytaj więcej: Ćma i ja #12

Biologia ducha

This moth is just about as rare as its paranormal namesake (except that it’s real) – it’s a Gazoryctra sp. in the family Hepialidae. They represent a basal lineage of the Lepidoptera and are commonly known as ghost moths or swift moths. Ghostbecause males of some species are known to fly in . . . → Czytaj więcej: Biologia ducha

Genius of the Press VII

Who can see what’s wrong with this article?

Estimates of Global Species Diversity

This recent article in the American Naturalist has taken a second look at some of the famously inflated species estimates, some going high as 100 million (Erwin, 1988). Estimates conducted by the authors indicate that projections above 30 million have probabilities of <0.00001. Their estimated range is more likely to be between 2.5 i . . . → Czytaj więcej: Estimates of Global Species Diversity

May Butterflies (and a moth)

Just a few images of common California leps, taken along the coast range near Santa Cruz a few weeks ago. Starting to work my way through some photo backlog

Euphydryas chalcedona

Plebejus acmon

Plebejus acmon

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Sunday Quiz

For the rarely reoccurring quiz series, here is a new image. Who is this moth?

Have you seen me?

For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricusthe brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → Czytaj więcej: Have you seen me?